Due December 14 (Proverbs or Psalms Quote & Vocabulary)

1) Vocabulary words should be: 

    a) alphabetized

    b) defined

    c) labeled with part of speech and 

    d) used correctly in a sentence

There are 15 words, we reviewed them in class, and they are all from our book, "The Incredible Journey."

Our Vocabulary Test will be on December 21. If you are absent from class, you may take the test in January. The make-up test will be January 11, 2017 from 3:15 to 4:00 (after our regular class time).
THE VOCABULARY WORDS ARE LISTED ON THE RIGHT SIDEBAR.

2) The essay assignment was described in class. Parents, please text me if you have any questions.

Choose a quote from Proverbs or Psalms in the Bible. If you need suggestions, here are some examples:  PROVERBS   PSALMS 
You are not limited to these examples. You may choose anything from Proverbs or Psalms.

Find something you like. If you do not understand it or its context, ask your parents for help. Pray over it, use your imagination, and let that quote inspire a story. 

If you prefer research over creative writing, you may use a factual style approach and do an exegesis essay.

The process of exegesis involves 1) observation: what does the passage say? 
2) interpretation: what does the passage mean? 3) correlation: how does the passage relate to the rest of the Bible? and 4) application: how should this passage affect my life?

IEW STEPS TO A GREAT ESSAY

1) WRITE YOUR KWO first.

2) Talk through your KWO and then . . . .  

3) Write your first Rough Draft. 

4) Continue to perfect your essay, until you have a Final Draft with which you are satisfied.

5) PROOF  . . .   PROOF   . . .  PROOF it.  :-)

 
These are the required Dress Ups and Openers for each paragraph. Writing one paragraph is absolutely fine. You can tell a GREAT story in one paragraph. You could write an excellent research essay in one paragraph. IF you write more than one paragraph, you must include (and indicate) all required Dress Ups and Openers in EACH paragraph.

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DRESS-UPS:                                                      DRESS-UPS:
w/w                                                                      w/w
ly                                                                          ly
bc                                                                         bc
QA                                                                       QA
SV                                                                        SV
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OPENERS: #2 and #3 and (vss)

WHAT GETS TURNED IN? 
Final Copy
Rough Draft
KWO
Checklist
Remember to staple it all together! Starting next week (Dec. 14) 5 points off if papers are loose. Paper clips do not count as a staples. :(
Maybe you could ask Santa for a small stapler to bring to class. 

Checklist link here.   There is also a link to the checklist template on the right side bar. ---->

No banned words!  They are listed on the right sidebar  ------>

No contractions!     Apostrophes are AOK when used to make a word possessive.

If your essay does not contain the actual quote, please note it on the checklist or in some other prominent place. I want to know your "starting off point." I want to know what your inspiration was for your essay.  !Muy importante!

Thank you, Joshua and Max for helping classmates with staples this week! You guys get our "Knights in Shining Armor Award."

JOSHUA and MAX